My client Peter is down to 6% bodyfat

I want to post some new photos of my client Peter. He is down to 6% body fat at 205 lbs. He means serious business in the gym. People who love to workout get always rewarded.

Capriese 'Mutant Muscle' Murray Interview

Take a look at interview of my friend Capriese Murray . He talks about his bodybuilding plans, nutrition and training. He is a great personal trainer and pro bodybuilder.
Check out his workout T-shirts collection.

Working with european bodybuilders

Right now Im working with few european talented bodybuilders on their diets. They are going to compete in few months. We got some great progress and I hope that my guys will win. I will keep you updated.
It is funny that european approach to diet and training is so different than here in the USA. For example before training they warm up for 20 min on treademill. They all do it without even thinking about it. I agree with this one too. I practise kickboxing and you have to warm up for at least 20 min if you want to stay injury free. I know that it works because I tried on my skin. I never had even one single injury and I lift pretty heavy.
They do not believe in all supplements we have here in the USA. I agree too, most of supplements are BS in my opinion. They rather stick with the real food and use just minimum supplements like multi vitamin, glutamine, protein shake and amino acids.
European bodybuilders believe big time in massage, they say to me that massage helps them get less sore and recover faster. I do not know about this one because Im really not into massage.
They get massage once per week and they believe big time in 15 min sauna after training and stretching while muscles are still warm. The principles are taken from the bikram yoga. They stretch while the body is in a heated room or immediately after sauna. Well I have to agree with this one too. I used to do that while I lived in Europe, because just everybody did it. After training you go to the sauna for 15 min and you will never feel so sore day after.
All I can say that I know that their approach works well. As you can see on the photo above: 23rd years old guy, all natural. Well done!

Rios Churrascaria New York

Last night I was at Rios Churrascaria for a dinner. It is one of my favorite restaurants in New York.
Rodizio offers a wide variety of different cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken and fish, which are slowly cooked on special grills to preserve all their natural juices and flavors. These tender morsels are then served continuously, brought to you on skewers and carved at your table. You can enjoy as much as you like, all for one fixed price. If you are on a diet and still want to enjoy the food, this is the place to be.

Tone Up. Muscle Up. Shape Up

Check out this girl and her amazing body makeover. Respect.

Use mind while you exercise

Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly. --
James Rippe, M.D

Three major movies in 2006: Joe DiAngelo is getting stars in Shape

NEW YORK, NY—January 20, 2006—
Celebrity personal trainer Joe DiAngelo is getting in shape stars for the three major movies in 2006. DiAngelo is known for getting stars in shape and amazing body makeovers. His clients will appear in three major movies this year. "Im so excited to see my clients on the big screen" says DiAngelo. The shooting of the movie 'Across The Universe' just finished and the film is to be released next Fall. His clients will appear in bathing suit in the movie, so it was really important to bring major actress in top shape. "She is really looking fabulous now after we spent a whole summer training in the gym" says DiAngelo.
The second movie is the horror movie and the third one is the thriller about New York Mafia. His client is playing a FBI agent who is falling in love with a daughter of the mafia boss. The major actor (Name To Be Announced Soon) is training hard with Joe Diangelo in the gym and he lost already 24 lbs in 8 weeks and his washboard abs are showing up. He is going to look great for the movie. You will see him on the cover of many magazines soon, says DiAngelo.

Doughnuts - one of the worst foods you can eat

Americans eat daily 9 millions doughnuts. Each doughnut has about 10 grams of fat. Donoughts are mostly made of trans fat and sugar. Many people eat donoughts for the breakfast. It is the worst breakfast you can have.

NYC mayor puts new focus on nutrition in cafeterias

More than 53 percent of New Yorkers are overweight or obese — lower than the ballooning national 65 percent, but far too high, according to Bloomberg and his health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden. Being overweight raises the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer and heart disease, which is New York City’s worst killer.

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The Biggest Loser: before and after photo

I found some time to scan before photos of my client Danny who lost 135 lbs.
Check out this amazing weight loss story that shocked America.

How much do we understand about nutrition?

Eating food is our most intimate contact with our environment. It is a very intimate contact with our bodies. We eat every day pounds of food, putting food inside our bodies and turning it into us. This is an amazing process that changes our bodies and our health. But really how much do we know about this process? How much attention do we really put into what goes into our bodies? And how much do we understand about what we eat? How much do we understand about nutrition and the dramatic impact nutrition has on our current health and our body shape?

Nature's Seven Doctors

Fresh Air
Sunshine
Good Food
Exercise
Pure Water
Power of the Mind
Rest

I just finished reading Nature's Seven Doctors by H. E. Kirchners, M. D.. It is a great book.

New York Weight Loss Case Study

This is an amazing weight loss success story. It took only 55 days days to see a dramatic change. It has been inspiration for many of my clients and today I choose to share with the rest of the world.

You can’t be fat and healthy

I was writing last week how obesity is a risk factor for illness. Now the
Study confirms you can't be fat and healthy

My client lost 20 pounds

My client Joe (on the photo) lost 20 lbs in 7 weeks.
My other client Mark lost 19.8 pounds in 4 weeks. Oops! ..I did it again.
Amazing result. I did a body fat meassurements today.
Four weeks ago Mark was:
174 lbs 24.8 % bodyfat,
and now he weights 163 lbs and bodyfat % is 14.9%.
Within one month he went down 10 % in bodyfat.
If you stick with a right training and right nutrition, your body gets into synergy and that is when a big change withing your body starts to happen.

Cookin' in Brooklyn

Today I went to my hometown Brooklyn. Well Im Brooklyn kid, exactly from Bensonhurst. Whenever I get time I go there to visit my friends. Today I went to Brooklyn with my friends to get some good pizza and cakes. Anyway it was my cheat day so I can eat whatever I want.
I went to Spumoni Garden - the best pizza in New York. If you ever get to Spumoni Garden get a superior Sicilian pizza. L & B Spumoni Gardens was recently featured on Food Network's The Best Of Pasta and Pizza Places episode.
I had a great time. After pizza I went to the italian pastry shop with my friends to get some cakes. I had a great time, recharched my batteries. I love Brooklyn. Can not wait to go again. The best food on the world.

Health Risks Associated With Obesity

Check out the graphics I made to educate my clients about health risks of beeing overweight

You say you want a resolution?

YMCA magazine published in a January 2006 edition a story with me about New Year resolution.

Check it out You Say You Want A Resolution?
This article is syndicated through major US and canadian fitness magazines.

What Are You Procrastinating?

What are you procrastinating in this year? To lose weight? To start working out? To eat healthy? Millions excuses? So many people are telling me Joe I wish I had more time to start dieting and exercising. I always answer them back: If you don't take time for being healthy and take care about yourself, you'll eventually have to make time for being sick.

New Year 2006 is here and it is a great opportunity for a change. A change for a better.
Procrastination seriously drains our energy and our morale. What remains undone nags at us. And what you do not know can hurt you.
So let's make a decision for this year to make it a year of FITNESS. This is the year of the NEW YOU. You can do it!
Seriously if you think that you can not do it, have no time, or are you not motivated, I am here to help. Contact me and in less that 10 minutes I will show you how to do it. I have helped so many people in past few years and this year I intend to continue my mission.

"The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started." -- Dawson Trotman

Happy New Year

Strive to be so strong in New Year that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To be too wise for worry, too tolerant for hate, and too courageous to be fearful. In
short, to be happy in 2006.